dislocate
Put out of joint
To dislocate is to force something out of its proper position.
Most commonly, this refers to joints: a dislocated shoulder, a dislocated hip.
The bone shifts from its socket, causing pain and immobility.
More abstractly, to dislocate is to disrupt or throw into disorder: The pandemic dislocated supply chains worldwide.
Something dislocated is displaced, unsettled, out of alignment.
Violent disturbance of order
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- disorderAbsence of organization
- disarrayLack of order
derailment · discontinuity · interrupt · unsettle · destabilize · derange · throw · disjoint
Position incorrectly relative to
- shiftMovement or work period
- displaceRemove from proper position
- unseatRemove from position
- uprootRemove from the ground
move · offset · reposition · disturb · jar · knock · force · slip
Joint forced apart
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- kneecapBone shielding leg joint
- patellaTriangular bone covering knee
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
jaw · elbow · finger · reduction · immobilization · orthopedic · ligament · socket
Ligament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
- fractureSplit in hard material
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- tearTo pull apart
swelling · pain · inflammation · bruise · damage · hurt · accident · wrench
Remove from the ground
- exileBanishment from homeland
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- migrationMovement to new territory
- displacementRemoval from usual location
resettle · evacuate · dispossess · diaspora · homeless · transplant · expel · banish
upheaval
Violent disturbance of order
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- disorderAbsence of organization
disarray · derailment · discontinuity · interrupt · unsettle · destabilize · derange · throw · disjoint · disconnect
misalign
Position incorrectly relative to
uproot · move · offset · reposition · disturb · jar · knock · force · slip · skew
luxation
Joint forced apart
hip · jaw · elbow · finger · reduction · immobilization · orthopedic · ligament · socket · brace
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
tear · swelling · pain · inflammation · bruise · damage · hurt · accident · wrench · twist
uproot
Remove from the ground
displacement · resettle · evacuate · dispossess · diaspora · homeless · transplant · expel · banish · estrangement
- dislocated shoulderArm joint out of place
- dislocated hipFemoral head unseated from pelvis
- dislocated jointBones forced from alignment
- shoulder dislocationJoint forced from socket
- joint dislocationBone forced from socket
- dislocated kneePatella displaced from joint
dislocation, dislocated, dislocating, dislocates, dislocations